The Havens surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,699 people carried this name — #3,066 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,200 people counted. That is up 4% from 11,214 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

120 families named Havens, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 698 people lived in those households, 5.8 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New York 47
Massachusetts 36
New Hampshire 10
Vermont 8
Rhode Island 8
Connecticut 8
Virginia 2
Maryland 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 244 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Havens in American newspapers,
1906–1922.

Newspaper page from News And Citizen carrying the name Havens
News And Citizen 1922-12-13
Newspaper page from Macon Beacon carrying the name Havens
Macon Beacon 1916-09-01
Newspaper page from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser carrying the name Havens
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser 1906-07-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Havens in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

463 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Havens. The most, 74, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 241
Queensland 63
Victoria 61
South Australia 56
Western Australia 18
Tasmania 17
ACT (Canberra) 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Havens.

Who carried it

People named Havens,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Benjamin "Benny" Havens
    Benjamin "Benny" Havens 1787–1877 · bar manager
  • John S. Havens
    John S. Havens 1826–1903 · businessperson
  • Harrison E. Havens
    Harrison E. Havens 1837–1916 · lawyer
  • James S. Havens
    James S. Havens 1859–1927 · lawyer
  • Arnold Havens 1540–1611 · historian
  • Arnold Havens 1540–1609 · historian

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Havens,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,144 records

1,144 records of the Havens name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 384
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 336
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 188
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 184
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 28
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 12
  • Sacramento County historic burials 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Alan Dale Havens

    Born 1945; from Denver, Colorado. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Roy B. Havens

    Born 1918 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois; farm hand from Crawford County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Roselawn Memorial Park, Madison, Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Havens

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Germanic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 22. From Westmeath, Ireland; bound for Connecticut.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,144 records for Havens in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands681 records

681 records of the Havens name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 285
  • Dutch population registers 248
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 148
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joanna Barbara Havens

    Married in 1867 in Nederweert; maidservant, born 1835 in Nederweert. Died 1904 in Nederweert, aged 68.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ernestus Jacobus Petrus Havens

    Born 1860 in Vierlingsbeek. Married in 1897 in Vierlingsbeek. Died 1924 in Vierlingsbeek.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Sibella Havens

    Married in 1820 in Gieten. Died 1837 in Gieten, aged 40.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 681 records for Havens in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia10 records

10 records of the Havens name in Australia
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 5
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Havens

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Exmouth, arriving 1831; ticket of leave 1848.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edna Havens

    Arrived in Victoria in 1914 aboard the Beltana, aged 27.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Charles Laurence Havens

    Of Ashfield, New South Wales; died 1931.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Havens in Australia.

Counts: Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Havens name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Girl Havens

    Buried in 1956 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Rupert Havens

    Buried in 1962 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Clarence Edward Havens

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Havens in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Havens.

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